"to cark" or "to kark" - verb; To die, to cash in one's chips, to kick the bucket, to push up daisies. See also noun "cactus".
:-) Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ https://500px.com/supera1000/galleries > On 07 December 2019 at 12:35 Rick Womer <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Well, I have a fairly good vocabulary, but “carks” was a new one. > > "To burden or be burdened with trouble; worry. A worry; a trouble: carks and > cares. [Middle English carken, from Norman French carquier, to burden, load, > from Late Latin carricāre; see cargo.]” > > I love being on a list that uses Norman French and Middle English words. > > Rick > > > On Dec 6, 2019, at 5:42 PM, Brian W <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> On 07 December 2019 at 08:42 ann sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > >> John, I'm still annoyed by the differences between 7 and XP. > > > > So am I, which is why I installed Classic Shell as soon as I got a Win 7 > > computer. > > > > I'm going to stay on Win 7 on my desktop PC probably until it carks. (As an > > aside, my laptop still runs Vista and I've not had any security issues with > > it > > even though it's been unsupported for some time.) > > > > > > Cheers > > Brian > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Brian Walters > > Western Sydney Australia > > http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > > https://500px.com/supera1000/galleries > >> > >> > >> > >> On 12/6/2019 4:28 PM, [email protected] wrote: > >>> Ann, despite all the naysayers on the internet, I moved from W7 to W10 on > >>> three computers, and have taken all the upgrades since, with nary a > >>> problem. > >>> The only issue you might have is whether your hardware can support W190, > >>> and > >>> checking your upgrade status may tell you that (can't remember, its > >>> several > >>> years since I moved on from W7). People say the do not like the > >>> interface, > >>> but there is an option to use the "classic" interface - how do you define > >>> classic, W3.1? For me, its different but it works, so I'm happy enough. > >>> > >>> HTH > >>> > >>> > >>> John in Brisbane > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: PDML <[email protected]> On Behalf Of ann sanfedele > >>> Sent: Saturday, 7 December 2019 1:22 AM > >>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > >>> Subject: how afraid should I be? (windoze 10) > >>> > >>> there is still that little ghost window at the bottom of my screen - when > >>> I > >>> right click I get 4 choices whick include "check your upgrade status" and > >>> get a response that they will send email to my pc. I think I can upgrade > >>> free.. but I can't remember and I don't know where the "key" is, or even > >>> the > >>> date I got this computer.. can't find the paper work > >>> > >>> I love my HP 8000 with 4gb ram and 1 tb hd - I need to backup stuff onto > >>> an > >>> external drive at some point this month.. > >>> > >>> When I got the HP bus a tech help guy sang it's praises and said it would > >>> surely last 10 years, etcetc... > >>> > >>> now - can I stay on Win 7 a bit longer than January without living too > >>> dangerously? > >>> can I avoid getting a new or refurbished desktop that has Win 10 on it ? > >>> > >>> No snarky comments about how I shuld get a MAc puleeze :) > >>> > >>> ann > >>> > >>> -- > >>> ann sanfedele photography > >>> https://annsan.smugmug.com > >>> https://www.cafepress.com/annsanstuff > >>> https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> -- > >> ann sanfedele photography > >> https://annsan.smugmug.com > >> https://www.cafepress.com/annsanstuff > >> https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> [email protected] > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > >> follow > >> the directions. > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
